Conducted on behalf of DG Regio, the research focuses on identifying the rationale for using FIs within Cohesion policy programmes; providing a ‘stocktake’ of how EU Member States are making use of FIs in 2014-20; identifying the issues which influence uptake of FIs; and analysing complementarities and interaction between Cohesion-policy funded FIs and other sources of funding such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments.

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The paper considers the role of INTERREG programmes in the UK, their results and future.

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Non-EU Member States play an important role a number of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) Programmes and initiatives. This article focuses on the role of non-EU Member States in ETC, specifically INTERREG, examining the basis of their involvement, what participating countries ‘get out of it,’ and how this may change in the future.

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The reform of the EU budget and policy priorities in the post-2020 MFF comes at a difficult time for the EU with major internal and external challenges.

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EPRC presented its contribution to the on-going evaluation of the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak INTERREG programme

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Brexit throws future engagement of the UK in European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) into doubt.

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A new blog by John Bachtler examines the paradox facing Cohesion policy: more evidence than ever before on the added value of the policy, but few people seemingly listening.

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Irene McMaster was a speaker at the North Sea Conference in Billund, 14-17 June.

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On 29 April 2016, the Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, Mr Andrey Pritsepov, visited the University of Strathclyde, as well as the European Policies Research Centre.

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A publication by Dr Irene McMaster, Dr Arno van der Zwet and Ms Heidi Vironen has been published in the European Structural and Investment Funds Journal.

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